TSERS & LGERS Boards of Trustees

Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees

The Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) provides benefits to all full-time teachers and State employees in all public school systems, universities, departments, institutions, and agencies of the State. The TSERS Board of Trustees is comprised of 13 members, including eight actively working employees or retirees, as well as five public and appointed members who also serve on the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System Board.

Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees

The Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System (LGERS) provides benefits to employees of cities, towns, counties, boards, ​commissions, and other entities of local government in North Carolina. Because participation by local governments is voluntary, the operation of LGERS is dependent upon the acceptance and continuing financial support of the governing bodies and employees of local governments. The LGERS Board of Trustees is comprised of 13 members, including eight members representing local governments.

Meetings

The dates of the 2023 regular quarterly meetings of the Boards of Trustees of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System and the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System are: January 26, April 27, July 27 and October 26.

The meetings will convene at 9:00 a.m. at our offices at 3200 Atlantic Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604, in the Dogwood Conference Room, unless otherwise indicated below.​

Meeting Archives

 

Tab/Accordion Item

State Treas​​urer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, Chair - TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: Ex Officio 
Expiration Date: Indefinite

Lentz Brewer - TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: President Pro tempore/General Public
Appointed: Aug. 8, 2013
Expiration Date: June 30, 2021

John Ebbighausen​

Appt. By/Rep.: Governor/National Guard 
Appointed: Feb. 7, 2018
Expiration: June 30, 2021

Vernon Gammon -TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: Governor/General Public
Appointed: ​Feb. 9, 2018
Expiration Date: March 31, 2021

Dirk German

Appt. By/ Rep: Governor/ State Law Enforcement Officer
Appointed: Feb. 8, 2018
Expiration Date: March 31, 2021

Barbara ​Gibson

Appt. By/Rep:​ Ex Officio/OSHR Director
Appointed: Jan. 1, 2017
Expiration Date: Indefinite

Linda Gunter

Appt. By/Rep.:  Governor/Retired Teacher
Appointed: ​Feb. 7, 2018
Expiration Date: June 30, 2021

Oliver Holley

Appt. By/Rep.: Governor/ActiveTeacher
Appointed: ​Feb. 7, 2018
Expiration Date: June 30, 2021

Pat Hurley - TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: Speaker of House/General Public 
Appointed: ​​Jan. 15, 2023
Expiration Date: June 30, 2023

Margaret Reader

Appt. By/Rep: Governor/Active State Employee
Appointed: July 10, 2017
Expiration Date: March 31, 2021

Joshua Smith

Appt. By/Rep.: Governor/General Public
Appointed: July 10, 2017
Expiration Date: March 31, 2021

Superintendent Catherine Truitt - TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: Ex Officio
Appointed: Jan. 1, 2021
Expiration Date: Dec. 31, 2024

Jeffrey Winstead

Appt. By/Rep.: Governor/ Retired State Employee
Appointed: June 10, 2017
Expiration Date: June 30, 2021

Email the TSERS Board: tsersboard@nctreasurer.com

 

State Treas​​urer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, Chair - TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: Ex Officio 
Expiration Date: Indefinite

Clee Atkinson

Appt. By/Rep: Governor/Local Law Enforcement Officer
Appointed: Dec. 17, 2018
Expiration Date: March 31, 2024

Melody Braddy

Appt. By/Rep.:  Governor /Active Local Government Employee
Appointed: July 17, 2020
Expiration Date: March 31, 2024

Lentz Brewer - TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: President Pro tempore/General Public
Appointed: Aug. 8, 2013
Expiration Date: June 30, 2021

Tony Brown

Appt. By/Rep.: Governor/Active County Manager
Appointed: July 10, 2020
Expiration Date: March 31, 2024

Homer Dearmin

Appt. By/Rep.:  Governor /Active City Manager
Appointed: July 17, 2020
Expiration Date: March 31, 2024

Vernon Gammon -TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: Governor/General Public
Appointed: ​Feb. 9, 2018
Expiration Date: March 31, 2021

Kevin Gordon

Appt. By/Rep.: Governor/Firefighter
Appointed: Sept. 5, 2013
Expiration Date: March 31, 2024​

Brenda Howerton

Appt. By/Rep.: Governor/County Commissioner
Appointed: April 1, 2016
Expiration Date:  March 31, 2024

Pat Hurley - TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: Speaker of House/General Public 
Appointed: ​​Jan. 15, 2023
Expiration Date: June 30, 2023

Jeff Morse

Appt. By/Rep.:   Governor/Retired Local Government Employee
Appointed: July 13, 2020
Expiration Date: March 31, 2024

Superintendent Catherine Truitt - TSERS and LGERS Boards

Appt. By/Rep.: Ex Officio
Appointed: Jan. 1, 2021
Expiration Date: Dec. 31, 2024

Mayor Nancy Vaughan

Appt. By/Rep.:   Governor Roy Cooper
Appointed: July 14, 2022
Expiration Date: March 31, 2024

Email the LGERS Board: lgersboard@nctreasurer.com

The Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Pension Fund provides a set amount retirement benefit to paid and volunteer firefighters and rescue squad workers in the state. The Advisory Panel to the Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Pension Fund is comprised of seven members, who are paid or volunteer members within the Fund and are appointed by the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees.

Legislation passed in 2013 created this Advisory Panel as an extension to the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System. The Advisory Panel meets at least annually to discuss the status and needs of the Fire and Rescue Pension Fund, and reports its findings to the Board of Trustees of the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System.

Meeting Date/Minutes Meeting Materials
   

Email the Fire & Rescue Advisory Panel: Specialty.Plans@nctreasurer.com

Thomas G. Causey, Chair

Appt. By/Rep.: Ex Officio 
Expiration Date: Indefinite

Walter Beroth 

Appt. by/Rep.: LGERS Board/General Public
Appointed: April 26, 2018
Expiration Date: Jan. 16, 2026

Dean Coward 

Appt. by/Rep.: LGERS Board/Volunteer Firefighter
Appointed: Jan. 16, 2014
Expiration Date: Jan. 16, 2026

Kevin Gordon

Appt. by/Rep.: LGERS Board/Paid Firefighter
Appointed: Jan. 16, 2014
Expiration Date: Jan. 16, 2026

Debra Poe

Appt. by/Rep.: LGERS Board/Volunteer Rescue Squad Worker
Appointed: Jan. 16, 2014
Expiration Date: Jan. 16, 2026

Gary Whitman

Appt. by/Rep.: LGERS Board/Paid Rescue Squad Worker
Appointed: Jan. 16, 2014
Expiration Date: Jan. 16, 2026

Mike Williams

Appt. by/Rep: State Insurance Commissioner representative
Expiration Date: Indefinite